Introducing...

For those of you who may have been wondering, no I have not given up blogging or dropped off the face of the earth. The last month has been a bit of a whirlwind, and I am just now catching up with regular life.

It seems only appropriate for this first entry back to be an introduction of the cause of the whirlwind in our home. As most of you know by now, Henson James was born on Monday July 4th, and the last four weeks have been some of the best ever.

Here he is waving hello to the world just minutes after he arrived.

He was 8 lbs. 2 oz. 20 1/2 inches long, and was born at the Alexandria hospital around 10:30am on the 4th of July. Lucky boy, he will have fireworks for his birthday every year. I'm convinced that is why he waited an extra week to show up.

I was surprised to see his full head of beautiful hair

Henson is a healthy growing little boy. By his two week appointment he was already 8 lbs. 14 oz. and 22 inches long (although I have my doubts as to how accurate those height measurements are). We go in this Thursday for his one month checkup, which is exciting to see how he's progressing, but not so exciting because he hates doctors appointments (who doesn't really).

I think our dog must be emulating Nanna from Peter Pan, because he runs to the nursery door every time he hears Henson cry. (He also tries to lick his feet whenever he thinks we're not looking, but we are trying not to encourage that). We are just happy that they seem to be getting along. Darcy has even gotten used to the stroller, which use to terrify him.

Henson and I are finally getting into a routine of sorts, and I feel like I'm getting back on top of things again. It's fun to have a little buddy to tag along, and it's exciting to see him grow and develop so fast.

A more recent picture of Henson, taken last week at 3 weeks 2 days old